liturgy

The annual candle-lit October rosary procession takes place in the Cathedral on the Sundays of October, beginning at 8:00pm each Sunday.

Taizé holy hour takes place in Galway Cathedral every Monday, between 8:00pm and 9:00pm, and features guided meditation with music from the monastic community of Taizé. All are welcome.

The 40th anniversary of the visit to Galway of Pope John Paul II will be marked with a mass in the Cathedral on Sunday 29 September 2019 at 3:00pm.

The names of people who attended the Ballybrit mass and who have since died may be put into a box in the Cathedral, and they will be remembered at the mass on 29 September.

The choir of the Jesuit High School, Carmichael, California (USA), sings at the 11:00am mass in the Cathedral on Thursday 13 June. The choir is directed by Leah Heine and will be accompanied on the organ by Rexphil Rallanka.

A group from the parish of the Holy Name of Jesus in Florida, USA, visits the Cathedral on Friday 14 June 2019, and the parish choir will sing at the 11:00am mass. The choir is directed by George Kobosko.

Music at the mass includes Alstott's Heritage Mass.

The choir of the Church of St Anthony on the Lake, from the USA, visits the Cathedral on Thursday 20 June and will sing at the 11:00am mass. The choir's programme includes a wide range of liturgical music, and the choir will sing for a short while after mass also.

Divine Mercy Sunday is marked in the Cathedral on Sunday 28 April 2019 between 2:00pm and 4:30pm. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Brendan Kelly.